Je viens de poster le numéro 321 de Statium, ma newsletter de foot. Si vous voulez suivre le foot pour le jeu, sans le bruit autour, abonnez-vous. Vous aurez les dates des matchs significatifs à venir, les scores, les résumés. Garanti sans journaliste de RMC Sport. ⚽️
This fun little game helps you choose your favorite monospace font from 30 candidates. My winner was Hack. I have been using it since 2015 and will continue to do so. 💻
The Super Mario Bros. Movie, 2023 - ★★★
My kids have watched this movie about five times this month, so I feel the need to log it again here. This is solid entertainment for kids, and some lines always get to me, with Luigi’s "You’d be surprised" ranking first. 🍿
The Super Mario Bros. Movie, 2023 - ★★★
My kids have watched this movie about five times this month, so I feel the need to log it again here. This is solid entertainment for kids, and some lines always get to me, with Luigi’s "You’d be surprised" ranking first. 🍿
Spirited, 2022 - ★★★★★
Spirited is a great movie. It’s funny, has layers of complexity, and its purpose is very ambitious. I don’t understand why it isn’t more popular. Perhaps it’s too long or requires too much attention. Maybe musicals are deterring potential viewers. Nonetheless, this film is an amazing instant classic for Christmas, and this year’s rewatch confirmed that once again. 🍿
Spirited, 2022 - ★★★★★
_Spirited_ is a great movie. It's funny, has layers of complexity, and its purpose is very ambitious. I don't understand why it isn't more popular. Perhaps it's too long or requires too much attention. Maybe musicals are deterring potential viewers. Nonetheless, this film is an amazing instant classic for Christmas, and this year's rewatch confirmed that once again. 🍿
My 7yo son starts beating me at Mario Kart on a regular basis. I am not loving it as much as I should. 🕹️
The Fall Guy, 2024 - ★★★
The screenplay is quite thin, but the real enjoyment comes from watching Ryan Gosling’s humor. He excels as a comedian. However, if you’re looking for more of his comedic brilliance, consider watching The Nice Guys (one of my all-time favorite movies) or his Papyrus (1 & 2) sketches from SNL. Ryan Gosling and Will Ferrell teamed up for the Knife Guys on Kimmel, but I hope Gosling can one day become the new Mark Wahlberg or Ryan Reynolds in a future Will Ferrell movie. Fingers crossed. 🍿
The Fall Guy, 2024 - ★★★
The screenplay is quite thin, but the real enjoyment comes from watching Ryan Gosling's humor. He excels as a comedian. However, if you're looking for more of his comedic brilliance, consider watching *The Nice Guys* (one of my all-time favorite movies) or his *Papyrus* (1 & 2) sketches from SNL. Ryan Gosling and Will Ferrell teamed up for the *Knife Guys* on Kimmel, but I hope Gosling can one day become the new Mark Wahlberg or Ryan Reynolds in a future Will Ferrell movie. Fingers crossed. 🍿
Apprendre à ranger une sale vide
Alors évidemment, le “consulting”, c’est comme tout, ça dépend comment c’est fait. Mais comment ne pas sourire et se rappeler des souvenirs de début de carrière quand on entend :
De temps en temps, il y avait des consultants qui venaient et qui expliquaient pourquoi il fallait virer untel, faire des économies là. Un mec qui était à son poste depuis 25 ans, ils lui disaient “non, c’est pas comme ça qu’il faut travailler monsieur”. C’était quand même à la fois violent et universel comme phénomène, ils étaient partout. Et puis après j’ai travaillé dans des organismes publics, ils étaient toujours là. Et ils faisaient la même chose, il faut faire des économies, il faut faire des gains d’efficacité, la performance. Et puis alors ce langage, ce langage avec plein d’anglicismes et puis ce langage expert qui exerce un pouvoir. Et comme des millions de français, je l’ai subi. Et ça s’exerce comme une science, comme les économistes un peu, ils pensent que c’est une science. Et donc c’est un discours qui est sans réplique quand on y est, sauf qu’après on peut écrire des livres. Et là on peut se venger. Alors vous dites avec un certain amusement, mais aussi avec pas mal d’ironie et la volonté de ridiculiser ces pouvoirs faussement savants. La littérature, voilà, elle a toujours à faire avec la bêtise de son temps. Le consulting, il y en a de mille manières. Donc il y a des choses plus ou moins vertueuses, des choses plus ou moins bidons. Alors j’en ai quand même rencontré des consultants. J’ai lu des livres, des consultants repentis, certains qui travaillaient encore, etc. Et il y a des phrases… “Être consultant, c’est prendre sa montre à quelqu’un pour lui donner l’heure et partir avec la montre”. Voilà. Enfin voilà, il faut raconter tout ça quand même. C’est apprendre à ranger une sale vide aussi ? Ah oui, alors ça oui, un consultant qui m’a dit ça, bah oui c’était apprendre à ranger une sale vide.
— Nicolas Mathieu, lors d’une interview dans la librairie Dialogues, à Brest
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My friend Who Are You Lutra Lutra ?? just released a new single, Dreaming Again. Go listen to it. 🎵
I got a new backpack
I got a new backpack to replace my Timbuk2 Q Laptop Backpack, which I had been using since 2012. It’s showing its age: the inner net has a big hole, I stitched up a tear in the nylon top, and all the zippers are starting to deteriorate with aging threads.
So, it was time for a new one. I opted for another Timbuk2 backpack, the Authority Laptop Backpack Deluxe, which Wirecutter recommends.
I feel a bit sad that it doesn’t have the bottle opener that my 31-year-old self was so excited about, but I hope it lasts another 12 years or more.
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Abracadabrest
Cette épopée brestoise en Ligue des Champions me procurent des émotions inédites. J’essaie de les maîtriser en me rappelant La Ballade des gens qui sont nés quelque part, mais ça n’est pas hyper efficace. Les larmes au yeux. ⚽️
Fini de lire: Le ciel ouvert, de Nicolas Mathieu. Une collection des textes du compte Instragram de l’auteur. Pas fan de la 1e partie sur une relation adultère, mais quand on passe aux vignettes sur la relation aux enfants, aux parents, etc. ça fait mouche comme dans ses romans 📚
Arthur Christmas, 2011 - ★★★
The idea of treating Christmas as a challenging logistical operation is quite amusing. The subsequent adventures, although a bit lengthy, are heartwarming and funny. I recommend it for young children. 🍿
Arthur Christmas, 2011 - ★★★
The idea of treating Christmas as a challenging logistical operation is quite amusing. The subsequent adventures, although a bit lengthy, are heartwarming and funny. I recommend it for young children. 🍿
Spotify drives me crazy with its song shuffle functionality. For example, the Apple TV app does not include a shuffle option. Instead, it applies the shuffle setting from other versions of the app you may be using. This is quite maddening.
My ideal shuffle behavior would be the following:
- Never defaulting to shuffle tracks for albums. I prefer to listen to complete albums in their intended order. Who doesn’t?
- Implementing a per-playlist shuffle setting. Some of my shorter playlists have a specific order, while I only use shuffle for the longer ones.
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Here is a one-hour playlist of my favorite current French songs. I hope you enjoy it. 🎵
Elemental, 2023 - ★★★
Not so much into it at first. But eventually, you get caught up in the story. Like a movie adaptation of Little Blue and Little Yellow, by Leo Lionni.
🍿Elemental, 2023 - ★★★
Not so much into it at first. But eventually, you get caught up in the story. Like a movie adaptation of Little Blue and Little Yellow, by Leo Lionni.